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10 who would ask, “Against whom did you raid this time?” David would reply, “Against the Negeb of Judah,”[a] or “Against the Negeb of Jerahmeel,” or “Against the Negeb of the Kenites.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 27:10 The Negeb of Judah: David deceives Achish by assuring him that he has attacked Israelite territory.

10 When Achish asked, “Where did you go raiding today?” David would say, “Against the Negev of Judah” or “Against the Negev of Jerahmeel(A)” or “Against the Negev of the Kenites.(B)

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16 therefore thus says the Lord God: See! I am stretching out my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites[a] and wipe out the remnant on the seacoast.

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  1. 25:16 Cherethites: people from the island of Crete in the Aegean, the Philistines’ point of origin. In Zep 2:5, the terms “Philistines,” “Cherethites,” and “seacoast people” describe the same group of people.

16 therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to stretch out my hand against the Philistines,(A) and I will wipe out the Kerethites(B) and destroy those remaining along the coast.(C)

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